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This research examines the effects of middle cadre employee capacity building in Machakos County Government. The objectives of the study were as follows: To examine the effects of frequency of capacity building activities for middle cadre employees on organizational performance in Machakos County Government; to examine the effects of middle cadre employee training on organizational performance in Machakos County Government and to establish the challenges encountered in middle cadre employee capacity building on organizational performance in Machakos County Government. The study utilized a descriptive survey design that targeted the permanent and pensionable employees of the Machakos County Government Service Board. Using Krejcie and Morgan's (1970) formulae, a total of 1,962 employees formed the target population out of which 320 was the sample size. The findings of the study demonstrate that capacity building is a norm that is practiced by the County government of Machakos.